to change
to change
/ˈtʃeɪndʒ/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
When people traveled into a new time zone, they had to change their watches.
They help change the food we eat, so our bodies can use the vitamins in the food.
It is changing from a traditional way of life to a modern industrial way of life.
to convert
to convert
/ˈkɑnvɝt/, /kənˈvɝt/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
The amplified vibration stimulates nerve sensors that convert the vibrations into electrical signals that the brain can analyze.
Tracy takes the lamb's wool Meredith couldn't sell and converts it into throw blankets.
We had to convert digitally.
to transform
to transform
/ˈtɹænsfɔɹm/, /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
When satellite data for the region became available, they showed that huge forces had just transformed East Africa.
Here, they'll live out their lives freely, until they're transformed into food.
She transformed a nut-roasting cart into a studio on wheels …
to modify
to modify
/ˈmɑdəˌfaɪ/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
They could be modified, they could be shrunk.
That's short for genetically modified organism.
Technically, something that has been genetically modified can be done through traditional methods too, like selective breeding.
to alter
to alter
/ˈɔɫtɝ/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
He altered at least two photographs he took there during the summer of 2006.
That conception that because you have this condition your life is altered.
But if a controller alters the sequence using those strips...
to adapt
to adapt
/əˈdæpt/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
"I've adapted to hearing and I want to learn sign.
But this year, the company has been adapting to changing trends.
Cooper: We literally had to adapt our little family-owned business to become a direct to consumer.
to reverse
to reverse
/ɹiˈvɝs/, /ɹɪˈvɝs/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
Just 79 days after the soda was launched the company reversed course and the original formula was reinstated.
" The thing is, this is not likely to reverse course.
But then it reversed the decision a few months later.
to revise
to revise
/ɹiˈvaɪz/, /ɹɪˈvaɪz/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
Consumer advocates are urging the FTC to revise the final rule to require prices be listed online.
Those regulations have been revised time and time again as carriers have pushed back against stricter rules.
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to adjust
to adjust
/əˈdʒəst/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
I mean, you can adjust the height.
You can adjust, you know, what position that you're going to be in.
And if not, what steps can you take next month to adjust?
to customize
to customize
/ˈkəstəˌmaɪz/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
The group customizes supercars and drives them around Tokyo at night.
Careem also had an advantage over Uber when it came to customizing its offerings on the local level.
You can customize it to make whatever you think your child would like.
to distort
to distort
/dɪˈstɔɹt/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
Zombie markets, a market that are completely mispriced they're completely distorted.
The audio you're about to hear is distorted due to recording issues.
Bigger ones may be victims of collisions, their shapes distorted so much that the structure was lost.
to doctor
to doctor
/ˈdɑktɝ/, /ˈdɔktɝ/
verbClick to see examples
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But they knew doctors could not heat a patient's body to a high temperature.
If so, a doctor could learn about a person's behavior by analyzing these bumps.
The bumps would tell the doctor about the person's behavior.
to modulate
to modulate
/ˈmɔdʒjuɫeɪt/, /ˈmɔdʒuɫeɪt/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
-Sisqó came up with an idea for a key change to modulate a half-step up halfway through the song.
>> You can just start doing these techniques and you can modulate your adrenaline levels by will.
Stress are able to modulate your immune response.
to reinvent
to reinvent
/ˌɹiɪnˈvɛnt/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
Kim is an artist who reinvented sound.
People in this small Egyptian village reinvented the ancient process in the 1970s.
We've now been forced to reinvent in this video only environment.
to remodel
to remodel
/ɹiˈmɑdəɫ/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
Remodeled in 2014, the house originally belonged to author Nathaniel Hawthorne.
My visual thinking mind went wild when I was six years old and they were remodeling our house.
So the train was remodeled in the shape of a kingfisher’s beak.
to revolutionize
to revolutionize
/ˌɹɛvəˈɫuʃəˌnaɪz/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
The system revolutionized the restaurant business and introduced the term "fast food.
These restaurants and others that copied the McDonald's system revolutionized the food-service business.
A model for fast-food restaurant service helped to revolutionize business throughout the world.
to shift
to shift
/ˈʃɪft/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
Here the calendar date shifted.
The difference was that sand shifted from the top bowl into the bottom bowl.
It appears to shift from east to west.
to transition
to transition
/tɹænˈzɪʃən/
verbClick to see examples
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It'll help them transition through boot camp.
Sometimes it's about transitioning and doing it smoothly.
Family gravesites also began transitioning to burials in park-like cemeteries.
to undo
to undo
/ənˈdu/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
They undo a screw on one of Sue's skis.
I'll undo the binding.
The screw on her binding is undone.
to diversify
to diversify
/daɪˈvɝsəˌfaɪ/, /dɪˈvɝsəˌfaɪ/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
And Tom says the industry needs to diversify.
Or diversifying into new product lines, like Twinkies cereal.
This new era of card collecting proved select cards could be a serious way to diversify one's investments.
to develop
to develop
/dɪˈvɛɫəp/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
About 4,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians developed a 12-hour time system.
In 1859, Louis Pasteur developed a procedure to make milk from farm animals safe to drink.
Suppose that a company has developed an innovative new product: a powder made from dried fruit.
to switch
to switch
/ˈswɪtʃ/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
This was before I switched to veganism - don't yell at me.
Why would you want to switch.
I thought I would switch things up a little bit and introduce a new charity to you.
drastic
drastic
/ˈdɹæstɪk/
adjectiveClick to see examples
Examples
What's the most drastic thing you've done to get views/subs?
But recruit training has seen drastic transformations because of the pandemic.
You see, the difference in color is pretty drastic for polished boot and unpolished boot.
developmental
developmental
/dɪˌvɛɫəpˈmɛnəɫ/, /dɪˌvɛɫəpˈmɛntəɫ/
adjectiveClick to see examples
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But it basically said that something, something, something we don't want to hinder developmental growth.
Enter the developmental biologists -- they study how living things grow throughout the course of their lives.
He viewed homosexuality as a developmental glitch.
gradual
gradual
/ˈɡɹædʒuəɫ/
adjectiveClick to see examples
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I could have been born with It or it could have been gradual.
Some cities have seen a gradual recovery and rides on shared bicycles and scooters as a result of temporary cycling infrastructure.
Eventually gradual change gave rise to a new era.
radical
radical
/ˈɹædəkəɫ/, /ˈɹædɪkəɫ/
adjectiveClick to see examples
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It's really a radical gesture to offer for sale something without any object.
And eventually, experts agree that we will see a radical decrease in robocalls.
Today, we don't really appreciate how radical this idea is.
sweeping
sweeping
/ˈswipɪŋ/
adjectiveClick to see examples
Examples
The bill would legalize marijuana at the federal level and implement sweeping regulations and reforms surrounding the drug.
It had a little bit of a sweeping system on the inside.
If it's a dry sweeping pad, it knows obviously enough to spray water.
accommodation
accommodation
/əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən/
nounClick to see examples
Examples
Did you get accommodations easily or did you have to fight tooth and nail for them?
The inn offers luxury accommodations, including condos and kitty suites with plush beds and TVs.
So how have the accommodations been?
amendment
amendment
/əˈmɛndmənt/
nounClick to see examples
Examples
Amendments added child, spouse and survivor benefits.
Some Constitutional amendments also help to structure American elections.
He appealed – well, his lawyers did – claiming that his 5th amendment rights were violated.
alteration
alteration
/ˌɔɫtɝˈeɪʃən/
nounClick to see examples
Examples
Unfortunately for the photographer, his alterations were soon apparent to some sharp-eyed readers.
We take them apart, we put them together, and do the alterations.
Narrator: Alterations for each tunic can take up to two days.

to make into
to make into
/mˈeɪk ˌɪntʊ/
verbExamples
to turn into
to turn into
/tˈɜːn ˌɪntʊ/
verbClick to see examples
Examples
Can you call it adult abuse when you turn into an adult?
and she saw that she ended up turning into a zombie.
And now it's time to see them turned into food.

to morph into
to morph into
/mˈɔːɹf ˌɪntʊ/
verbExamples
by the minute
by the minute
/baɪ ðə mˈɪnɪt/
phraseClick to see examples
Examples
They can charge by the minute or by kilowatt hour.
Power that was growing by the minute.
However, scheduling is getting more complicated by the minute.
